Sun Jian believed that Tao Qian's ideas were too conservative, and that the matter of appeasing the rebels was also contrary to the will of the imperial court and His Majesty.

Sun Jian said with a serious expression: "My lord, the pursuit is imperative, and there can be no hesitation. It doesn't matter whether the rebels lure the enemy, run away without food and grass, or what happened in Xiliang, the important thing is that the enemy now has only 70,000 people, and even if the June thunderstorm follows, they will only have 100,000 people. With the strength of both sides equal, it is simply impossible for the rebels to eat us. Now neither has the strength to eat the other in one bite. ”

"We are willing to fight the enemy, but now the rebels don't want to fight us, so we have to chase them. We can keep chasing until the enemy stops and engages us. ”

"In the course of the pursuit, there is definitely danger, and the possibility of the rebels ambushing us and defeating us cannot be ruled out, but what is so terrible about this. As long as the captain is determined, we can resolutely pursue the enemy to the end, and never give the enemy any respite, so that the rebels can't stop if they want to, and they don't have time to set traps. As long as we have a good grasp of the marching rhythm between the various units and coordinate the coordination between the various units, we will be absolutely foolproof. ”

"If you don't pursue the rebels, this matter will definitely spread to Luoyang, and it will become a handle for traitors and villains to attack and slander Lord Taiwei. If His Majesty knew, what would he think? ”

Zhang Wen nodded approvingly, and turned his eyes to Huangfu Li.

Huangfu Li said something that made Zhang Wen very uncomfortable.

"If after the troops enter Liangzhou, the rebels divide their forces to lure the enemy, what will we do?"

Zhang Wen looked at Tao Qian.

Tao Qian said: "My strategy is to join forces and take Hanyang first. No matter what tricks his rebels play, we don't care. As long as we gain a foothold in Hanyang, the rest will be easy. ”

Tao Qian's method, of course, Zhang Wen would not accept it. The expenses of the Xiliang counterinsurgency army could only last until the beginning of July, and only Zhang Wen, Yuan Peng, Gai Xun and Fu Xie knew about this matter. According to Tao Qian's method of peace and stability, the matter of quelling the rebellion in Xiliang this year will definitely not be completed.

Zhang Wen looked at Sun Jian.

Sun Jian said loudly: "If Bian Zhang wants to lure the enemy deep and seize the opportunity to attack us, this strategy of dividing troops will naturally be used." Under the circumstance that the strength of the two sides is almost the same, the use of the strategy of dividing troops is a loss of strength for both sides. The only rebel troops that could play a role in diversion were the Qianghu cavalry that thundered in June and the 50,000 horses of the Beigong Boyu Division in the north of Hanyang County. ”

"General Dong and June Thunder have fought many times, and they have rich experience in dealing with them, and their strength is almost the same. If the thunder in June lures the enemy, Lord Taiwei will send General Dong to deal with it. If conditions permit, General Dong can take the opportunity to recover Wudu County. If Beigong Boyu immediately led his troops into Hanyang after withdrawing from Duyang to Anding County, Lord Taiwei would send Li Zhonglang to lead 50,000 Jizhou troops to meet the enemy, and at the same time could order Li Zhonglang to take Anding County at the appropriate time. ”

"In this way, there are only 70,000 horses left in Hanyang, which is on the same level as us. Bian Zhang definitely wants to hold Hanyang, there is no doubt about this, so how is he going to deal with us? Sun Jian said very confidently: "We have been chasing him closely, what can he do." ”

Zhang Wen happily complied.

Tao Qian was very anxious, and hurriedly stopped: "Lord Taiwei, Lord Sun's method seems to be relatively safe, but it is actually extremely risky. It is best for Lord Taiwei to think twice, and not to be hasty. ”

Zhang Wen thought to himself, Sun Jian's plan is very good, what is not safe. The biggest variable was simply that Xiliang's troops were concentrated in Hanyang, which was not conducive to the engagement. But he already had a plan in mind. He had secretly warned those Xiliang soldiers last time that if anyone dared to openly shelter the rebels, they would be killed on the spot and would not show mercy. He didn't believe that between favor and cutting off heads, the officers of the Xiliang army would choose to cut off their heads. As for Beigong Boyu, I'm afraid it will be difficult for his troops to appear in Hanyang County. He still has confidence in the leopard.

"Gongzu, tell me, where is Lord Sun's adventure?" Zhang Wen asked with a smile.

"What if Bian Zhang retreats to the Yellow River in one go? Can we keep up with the transportation of grain and grass? Tao Qian shouted loudly.

Zhang Wen was taken aback.

Sun Jian's face changed color slightly. He thought for a while and said, "It is not very likely that Bian Zhang will give up Hanyang County, and he seems to have no reason to retreat to the Yellow River. If Bian Zhang really retreats to the edge of the Yellow River, it will indeed be a bit troublesome after we chase after it. As soon as we run out of food, we will withdraw our troops. But I always felt that it was unlikely, what reason did he have to give up Hanyang and lure us to his doorstep? ”

Zhang Wen himself felt that Bian Zhang would not do this. Once the rebels were defeated on the banks of the Yellow River, it would be a catastrophe for the rebels, not only losing the buffer zone of Hanyang County, but also bringing the war directly to Jincheng. Isn't it a little too crazy.

Zhang Wen immediately vetoed Tao Qian's opinion and insisted on ordering the whole army to start the pursuit.

For the sake of safety, he asked Sun Jian to rush to Zhou Shen's army at the forefront with his own orders, and asked Sun Jian to assist Zhou Shen and carefully guard against the rebels' counterattack.

Tao Qian was very anxious, and said a few ugly words in a fit of anger, and was immediately sent by Zhang Wen to the back camp to be responsible for the transportation of grain and grass.

Li Wenhou was dark and thin, not tall, with a flat face, and he couldn't see anything special. He used to be a bandit, often robbing the rich and helping the poor, specializing in dealing with corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and was very famous in Jincheng and Longxi. The biggest case he did was to open a warehouse and release grain, killing dozens of people in the county government of Caohan County, Longxi County, and since then he has been famous in Western Xinjiang. Later, he was arrested, and the government arrested him for more than ten years without arrest. His chivalrous reputation spreads all over the south of Liangzhou, who will arrest him.

Li Wenhou looked at Lingtai Mountain in the distance, and said to Beigong Boyu beside him: "Boyu, we have returned to Liangzhou." ”

Beigong Boyu smiled: "What, you haven't seen your wife for a few days, are you homesick?" ”

Li Wenhou said with a smile: "When I arrived at the boundary of Liangzhou, I felt much more steady. It seems that Zhang Wen tried his best to chase and kill Lao Bian. ”

"I wonder what happened to them?" Beigong Boyu said worriedly: "When will I receive their news?" ”

"It's coming. In a few days, we will be able to return to Wuzhi City. When you arrive in Wuzhi City, there must be news of them. Don't worry, who are Mr. Lao Bian and Mr. Wenyue? How much advantage can Dong Fatzi take? Li Wenhou said indifferently, "Perhaps, they have already returned to Hanyang." ”

Beigong Boyu shook his head and said: "It is more than 400 miles from Meiyang to Quail City in the north, but it is 600 miles to Hanyang in the west, we haven't arrived at Quail City yet, how can they arrive?" They still walked along the way. Let's hope they're okay, or we're in trouble. ”

Li Wenhou smiled coldly and said, "What's the trouble? ”

Beigong Boyu glanced at him and said, "According to the itinerary, we should have rushed to Meiyang to meet Laobian first, but after we arrived in Duyang, we didn't enter for a long time, so that we ......"

Li Wenhou's face sank, and he said unhappily: "Boyu, you mean to blame me." ”

Beigong Boyu sighed and didn't make a sound.

"Boyu, if I hadn't ordered everyone to arrive in Meiyang a few days late, would we have gone home so easily now? You see, we don't even have a chaser behind our buttocks, everyone is not in a hurry, and they go home happily, such a good thing, I did it wrong? ”

Beigong Boyu glanced at him, and everyone could see the dissatisfaction on his face.

"Alas, Boyu, are you dizzy? We are brothers, you know what? Li Wenhou looked at Beigong Boyu and shouted, "This Xiliang matter was originally decided by our brothers, but you had to play with the horses, they forced Lao Bian and Han Wen to join the gang, and you also gave up the position of coach to Lao Bian." But how did Lao Bian and Han Wenyue deal with us? Tell me, do the two of them treat us like brothers? ”

Beigong Boyu glared at him.

Li Wenhou's words touched the dissatisfaction and strong dissatisfaction that Beigong Boyu had been accumulating in his heart.

Li Wenhou was still babbling: "Lao Bian and Mr. Wenyue said that now we are the masters of Xiliang, and we have to do things for the people of Xiliang, we can't always think about burning, killing and robbing, let alone killing all those rich people of the world, killing them all, how will we gain a foothold in Xijiang in the future?" I can't figure it out, who are the rich and powerful who don't collude with the corrupt officials in the government? Who doesn't oppress and mutilate us poor? I've been killing them for decades, but I'm still the wrong one, and the people I've killed for decades shouldn't have been killed. Who's the one to be killed? Is it our brother? ”

"So many people starved to death last winter, what were Lao Bian and Han Wenyue doing? are all in the city, in the dock fort to visit those powerful and powerful people, eat and drink, let's not talk about it, and discuss how to make money this year, how to buy the eunuchs of the imperial court, whether you want to surrender, this is what you said brother? ”

"Surrender? How to surrender? On what basis to surrender? In addition to betraying our brothers and flattering us with our heads, how can they surrender? It's all come to this, and you still care about their life and death? Li Wenhou said excitedly, "Think about how many days we can live." ”

Beigong Boyu grinned and ignored him.

"Lao Bian is the coach? I think the coach is Mr. Wenyo. What are you and my brother now? Are you a lieutenant? Does your talk work? Now they don't even pay attention to us, don't talk about Yang Qiu. ”

"Wenhou, don't say it, everyone knows all this nonsense, what are you talking about?" Beigong Boyu interrupted him impatiently, "We still have 50,000 horses in our hands, and it is not so easy for them to move us. ”

"Boyu, it's too easy to move you." Li Wenhou said disdainfully.

"What do you mean?" Beigong Boyu asked loudly unhappily.

"If you continue to treat them as brothers, you'll die soon." Li Wenhou shouted viciously.

Beigong Boyu was stunned for a moment, and was speechless for a long time.

Scout Pegasus reported that the vicinity of Lingtai Mountain was safe and sound, and the road was unimpeded.

"Let's camp near the Spirit River today. Tomorrow morning we will cross the river, and tomorrow afternoon we will be able to reach Quail City. Li Wenhou said to Beigong Boyu.

Beigong Boyu was in a bad mood, waved his hand casually, and he did it.

Anding County has a population of only 30,000 or 40,000, and most of them live in villages within the eight county towns and outside the county, and there are some Qiang people on both sides of the Yellow River. Anding County is vast and sparsely populated, and there are hundreds of miles of uninhabited places everywhere.

Lingtai is in the territory of Quail City, Anding County, deserted, is surrounded by heavy mountains, beautiful mountains and clear waters. Lingtai is named after Lingtai Mountain, and the Linghe River passes through Lingtai Mountain, flows into Jingshui, and then flows into Weishui River.

Because they had already reached the boundary of Liangzhou, and they could return to Quail City tomorrow, the soldiers were in a relaxed mood, talking and laughing. In the camp by the river, the campfire burned until midnight.

Beigong Boyu was in a very bad mood, and he couldn't withstand the persuasion of Li Wenhou and several subordinates, so he got drunk.

He was in pain. He rebelled only because one of Captain Huqiang's subordinates was too shameless and killed people in his clan, and he couldn't hold back his breath and rebelled with his clan. Who knew that as soon as he ascended to the heights, the responders sprung up and gathered one after another. It's hard for him to ride a tiger, and he can't do it if he wants to. But he was self-aware, knowing that he was a Qiang person, illiterate, and incapable of leading everyone to resist the encirclement and suppression of the Han court's officials and troops. The strength of the Han Dynasty army was deeply ingrained in the minds of their Qiang people. So he and a group of brothers rebelled against Chi Bianzhang and Han Sui, and he even willingly gave up the position of coach. But then things turned out more than he expected.

The Han people, especially the learned people like Bian Zhang and Han Sui, have their own understanding and methods of acting in rebellion, and their solutions to various things are too far from the ideas of Beigong Boyu and his gang. The simplest thing is that Beigong Boyu hopes that his clan and soldiers will be richer after the rebellion, and be able to distribute and enjoy the spoils of war independently. However, Bian Zhang and Han Sui firmly grasped the right to distribute the spoils of war, and in addition to distributing the most basic living necessities that could maintain the soldiers of the army, they collected all the surplus and used it centrally. After the rebellion, everyone is poorer than before, who can accept this? Contradictions arise from this. Then there is the question of the command of the army. After Beigong Boyu gave up the position of coach to Bian Zhang, he quickly became an ornament, and his words had no weight, and some of his old subordinates in the past also switched to Bian Zhang and Han Sui, which gave Beigong Boyu a great impact. As time passed, all kinds of contradictions accumulated, and they finally quarreled. After defeating Zhang Wen last year, Beigong Boyu led his troops to the north alone, operating in Anding County and Wuwei County, and they became more and more estranged from Lao Bian, and they looked like they were separated.

Beigong Boyu was disappointed. Decades of brotherly friendship have become so weak and ruthless in the blink of an eye. Whose fault is it?

Tonight's moon is like a semi-circular piece of white jade, warm and aura. It hung high in the air, spreading a soft light all over Lingtai Mountain.

At the foot of Lingtai Mountain, 12,000 iron cavalry and 40,000 infantry troops lined up in hundreds of huge phalanxes. The soldiers stood silently in the night breeze with solemn expressions.

Li Hong let go of Xian Yufu's big hand and said with a slight smile: "Brother Yuxing, take care." ”

Xian Yufu patted Li Hong's shoulder hard, didn't say anything, turned around and got on the horse, and galloped away.

The infantry army immediately began to move.

Li Hong rode on his horse and watched silently as they left, until the last infantry soldier melted into the darkness, and he was still watching motionlessly.

This was the first battle after the troops arrived in Xiliang, and the first battle was to fight with 50,000 enemies, and Li Hong felt very depressed. It is said that the people of Xiliang are strong, and the troops of Xiliang are brave, and after hearing too much, I am naturally a little uneasy in my heart. Although he was full of confidence in this sneak attack, the first time he fought in a completely unfamiliar environment, he was still nervous, a little worried, and at the same time a little uncontrollable excitement and excitement, because this was the first time that Li Hong commanded 50,000 troops and two arms of infantry and cavalry to fight on the same battlefield. Li Hong believed that his soldiers were very strong in combat and that there must be no problem in defeating the Xiliang rebels, but he was afraid that his soldiers would suffer huge casualties because of this battle.

Beigong Boyu's troops are all composed of Qiang people belonging to various states and counties in Liangzhou, although they are not regular cavalry, but in terms of the courage and martial nature of the Qiang people, their combat effectiveness is still quite strong, at least stronger than the 50,000 Yellow Turban Army. Most of these soldiers were herdsmen and slaves belonging to various tribes of Qianghu, who lived in various prefectures and counties in Liangzhou and submitted to the Han court for many years, and some tribes were already engaged in agricultural production while grazing. Because these Qianghu did not need to invade the Han Dynasty again, nor did they need to fight other Hu tribes, so as time went by, slowly, these tribes despised traditional military training, changed it once a year to once every few years, or even gave it up completely. Therefore, most of the Qiang people have no formal training, and they have no cavalry combat experience, at best, they can ride and shoot. Compared with the combat effectiveness of the Qianghu outside the country, there is a big gap. Of course, some Qiang people who have been in the country for a short time, such as Xian Lingqiang, are still very powerful.

For Li Hong's plan, both Sang Yang and Zuo Yan gave warnings. Such a large-scale attack, with 100,000 people participating, will certainly not end in a short period of time. Once the sneak attack drags on, and when the enemy recovers and organizes an effective counterattack, the battle situation may fall into a stalemate. At that point, it's hard to say whether you'll win or lose.

Li Hong is also worried about this.

Zhao Yunce immediately stepped forward and shouted softly: "My lord, my lord......"

Li Hong quietly exhaled, as if he wanted to throw away all the uneasiness and tension in his heart.

"Let's go." Li Hong said loudly.

Li Hong took Zhao Yun and more than a dozen attendants rushed into the darkness.

An army of 10,000 cavalry and 2,000 black panther uprisings began immediately.

On the bank of the Ling River, in the camp of the Xiliang rebels, the huge horn suddenly broke the silence of the entire night, and the desolate and rapid horn sounded throughout the night sky.

It was as if a boulder had been dropped on the surface of a quiet lake, and the quiet rebel camp suddenly boiled like a frying pan.

To the west of the riverbank, as far as the eye could see, a surging army of iron cavalry rushed over like a tide, with an earth-shattering roar.

Li Wenhou Fei rushed out of the big tent.

He was stunned, his mouth wide open, his eyes wide. He didn't know how such a large army of cavalry could suddenly appear in this deserted place, and he suspected that he was dreaming.

He nervously shouted loudly: "Block ......, get on the horse and block ......"